Cape Feoktistow
| Cape Feoktistow | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 39 ′ S , 45 ° 58 ′ E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Alasheev Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Zerkal'naya Bay | |
Cape Feoktistow ( Russian Мыс Николай Феоктистова Mys Nikolai Feoktistowa ) is a cape on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located approximately 5.5 km east of the molodyozhnaya station on the banks of Alaschejewbucht and marks the eastern boundary of Zerkal'naya Bay .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and in 1957 during a Soviet Antarctic expedition . Soviet scientists named the cape after Nikolai Feoktistov, who worked as a meteorologist on the Soviet Antarctic expedition .
Web links
- Cape Feoktistov in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)